An overview of layerwise theories for composite laminates and structures: Development, numerical implementation and application

KM Liew, ZZ Pan, LW Zhang - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, a vast number of theories for numerical modeling of laminated
composite plates and shells has been developed by various researchers and for diverse …

A four-unknown refined plate theory for dynamic analysis of FG-sandwich plates under various boundary conditions

A Menasria, A Kaci, AA Bousahla, F Bourada… - Steel and Composite …, 2020 - dbpia.co.kr
The current work, present dynamic analysis of the FG-sandwich plate seated on elastic
foundation with various kinds of support using refined shear deformation theory. The present …

Refined multilayered beam, plate and shell elements based on Jacobi polynomials

E Carrera, R Augello, A Pagani, D Scano - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, theories of structures based on hierarchical Jacobi expansions are explored
for the static analysis of multilayered beams, plates and shells. They belong to the family of …

Static response and free-vibration analysis of a functionally graded annular elliptical sector plate made of saturated porous material based on 3D finite element …

M Babaei, K Asemi, F Kiarasi - Mechanics Based Design of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this work, a numerical 3D finite element method is developed to investigate the natural
frequencies and static responses of saturated FG porous annular elliptical sector plate. 3D …

[HTML][HTML] Shell elements with through-the-thickness variable kinematics for the analysis of laminated composite and sandwich structures

E Carrera, A Pagani, S Valvano - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Several efforts have been made in the last years to improve the efficiency and the
effectiveness of structural models for the analysis of laminated shell structures. Among the …

Hierarchical theories of structures based on Legendre polynomial expansions with finite element applications

E Carrera, AG de Miguel, A Pagani - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper discusses classical and refined beam and plate theories based on the Carrera
Unified Formulation (CUF). Attention is focussed on (but not limited to) a new refined beam …

Strength optimisation of variable angle-tow composites through a laminate-level failure criterion

A Catapano, M Montemurro - Journal of Optimization Theory and …, 2020 - Springer
The development of additive manufacturing techniques for composite structures brought the
emergence of a new class of composite materials: the variable angle-tow composites …

Evaluation of transverse shear stresses in layered beams/plates/shells via stress recovery accounting for various CUF-based theories

M Petrolo, R Augello, E Carrera, D Scano, A Pagani - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper exploits the stress recovery technique to evaluate the out-of-plane stress
components in the static analysis of composite beams, plates and shells. This technique is …

Vibration and uncertainty analysis of functionally graded sandwich plate using layerwise theory

N Sharma, P Kumar Swain, D Kumar Maiti… - AIAA Journal, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
In the present study, free vibration analyses of porous functionally graded material (FGM)
sandwich plates are carried out in thermal environment. Two types of sandwich plates such …

[HTML][HTML] Layerwise models for supersonic flutter analysis of viscoelastic sandwich panels with curvilinear fibre composite skins

JA Moreira, F Moleiro, AL Araújo, A Pagani - Journal of Sound and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, an assessment of layerwise finite element models for supersonic flutter analysis
of soft core viscoelastic sandwich panels is presented, making use of various kinematic …